theses 2026

Stefan Meier
Supervisors: Prof. Paul Volders, Prof. Jordi Heijman (Medical University of Graz)
Title: 'Cardiac clockwork: Modelling ion channel dynamics'
8 January

Piet Zelis
Supervisors: Em.Prof. Peter de Leeuw, Prof. Bram Kroon
Title: 'A Primer on Fibromuscular dysplasia in The Netherlands'
14 January

Ozan Özgül
Supervisor: Prof. Uli Schotten | Co-supervisors: Dr Peitro Bonizzi. Dr Stef Zeemering
Title: 'Computational tools for analysis of repetitive atrial activation patterns during atrial fibrillation' 
15 January

Javier Castañeda Rojas
Supervisors: Prof. Bastiaan de Galan, Prof. Ohad Cohen (Medtronic Diabetes Israel) | Co-supervisor: Dr Sander van Kuijk
Title: Assessment of automated insulin delivery and continuous glucose monitoring targets in type 1 diabetes care'
27 January

Titus Lemmens
Supervisors: Prof. Judith Cosemans, Prof. Rory Koenen
Title: 'From the platelet to the wall: Exploring haemostasis and thrombosis using advanced models'
6 February

Anwal Ghulam
Supervisors: Prof. Hugo ten Cate, Prof. Licia Iacoviello (LUM University, Italy) | Co-supervisor: Dr Marialaura Bonaccio (IRCCS Neuromed Mediterranean Neurological Institute, Italy)
Title: 'Psychosocial factors as independent predictors of health: Insights from the Moli-sani Study' 
9 February

Sophie Stroeks - double degree
Supervisors: Prof. Stephane Heymans, Prof. Liv Jones (KU Leuven) | Co-supervisors: Dr Job Verdonschot, Dr Miranda Nabben
Title: 'The Genetic Landscape of Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Interpretation, Penetrance, and Clinical Implications of Genetica Testing in the Eras of Precision Cardiology'
26 February

Thomas Sartoretti
Supervisors: Prof. Joachim Wildberger, Prof. Hatem Alkadhi (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Title: 'Photon-Counting Detector Coronary CT Angiography: From Bench to Bedside'
27 February

Patricia Gomez Rosas
Supervisors: Em.Prof. Hugo ten Cate, Dr Henri Spronk, Prof. Anna Falanga (Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy) | Co-supervisor: Dr Marina Marchetti (Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy)
Title: 'The role of biomarkers of hypercoagulability: Evaluating Thrombosis Risk and Outcomes in Cancer Patients'
20 March

Pim Bouwmans
Supervisors: Prof. Marc Hemmelder, Prof. Ron Gansevoort (UMC Groningen) | Co-supervisor: Dr Lianne Messchendorp (UMC Groningen)
Title: 'Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: An epidemiological, clinical and psychosocial perspective'
20 March

Joop Aendekerk
Supervisors: Prof. Pieter van Paassen, Prof. Chris Reutelingsperger | Co-supervisor: Dr Jan Damoiseaux
Title: 'The role of innate immunity in disease initiation and damage control in ANCA associated glomerulonephritis'
25 March

Benjamin Wilde
Supervisors: Dr Pieter van Paassen, Prof. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, Prof. Oliver Witzke (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
Title: 'The kidney and the adaptive immune system in ANCA vasculitis: attack vs. regulation'
25 March